The risk of fall accidents for home dwellers with dementia—A register- and population-based case-control study

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The risk of fall accidents for home dwellers with dementia—A register- and population-based case-control study. / Petersen, Jindong Ding; Siersma, Volkert Dirk; Christensen, René de Pont; Storsveen, Maria Munch; Nielsen, Connie Thurøe; Waldorff, Frans Boch.

In: Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring, Vol. 10, 2018, p. 421-428.

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Petersen, JD, Siersma, VD, Christensen, RDP, Storsveen, MM, Nielsen, CT & Waldorff, FB 2018, 'The risk of fall accidents for home dwellers with dementia—A register- and population-based case-control study', Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring, vol. 10, pp. 421-428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadm.2018.05.004

APA

Petersen, J. D., Siersma, V. D., Christensen, R. D. P., Storsveen, M. M., Nielsen, C. T., & Waldorff, F. B. (2018). The risk of fall accidents for home dwellers with dementia—A register- and population-based case-control study. Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring, 10, 421-428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadm.2018.05.004

Vancouver

Petersen JD, Siersma VD, Christensen RDP, Storsveen MM, Nielsen CT, Waldorff FB. The risk of fall accidents for home dwellers with dementia—A register- and population-based case-control study. Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring. 2018;10:421-428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadm.2018.05.004

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Petersen, Jindong Ding ; Siersma, Volkert Dirk ; Christensen, René de Pont ; Storsveen, Maria Munch ; Nielsen, Connie Thurøe ; Waldorff, Frans Boch. / The risk of fall accidents for home dwellers with dementia—A register- and population-based case-control study. In: Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring. 2018 ; Vol. 10. pp. 421-428.

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abstract = "Introduction: Institutionalized people with dementia have an increased risk of fall accidents, but little is known about whether this increased risk holds for home dwellers. Methods: This register- and population-based study comprised 115,584 cases and 394,679 controls. Cases were individuals with any fall between 2009 and 2014, and matched with up to six controls on age, sex, and geographic location. Individuals were excluded if they (1) had any fall in 2008, or (2) lived in a nursing home on the date of the fall. Dementia, other chronic diseases, and sedative medicines were assessed from Danish national registers. Results: After adjusting for potential confounders, older people with dementia living at home had a 1.89-fold higher risk of fall (odds ratio = 1.89, 95% confidence interval [1.84–1.94], P <.001). Discussion: Dementia almost doubles the risk of fall for older Danish people living at home. This highlights the need for effective fall preventions that target people with dementia.",
keywords = "Comorbidity, Dementia, Falls, Home dwellers, Sedative medicine",
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T1 - The risk of fall accidents for home dwellers with dementia—A register- and population-based case-control study

AU - Petersen, Jindong Ding

AU - Siersma, Volkert Dirk

AU - Christensen, René de Pont

AU - Storsveen, Maria Munch

AU - Nielsen, Connie Thurøe

AU - Waldorff, Frans Boch

PY - 2018

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N2 - Introduction: Institutionalized people with dementia have an increased risk of fall accidents, but little is known about whether this increased risk holds for home dwellers. Methods: This register- and population-based study comprised 115,584 cases and 394,679 controls. Cases were individuals with any fall between 2009 and 2014, and matched with up to six controls on age, sex, and geographic location. Individuals were excluded if they (1) had any fall in 2008, or (2) lived in a nursing home on the date of the fall. Dementia, other chronic diseases, and sedative medicines were assessed from Danish national registers. Results: After adjusting for potential confounders, older people with dementia living at home had a 1.89-fold higher risk of fall (odds ratio = 1.89, 95% confidence interval [1.84–1.94], P <.001). Discussion: Dementia almost doubles the risk of fall for older Danish people living at home. This highlights the need for effective fall preventions that target people with dementia.

AB - Introduction: Institutionalized people with dementia have an increased risk of fall accidents, but little is known about whether this increased risk holds for home dwellers. Methods: This register- and population-based study comprised 115,584 cases and 394,679 controls. Cases were individuals with any fall between 2009 and 2014, and matched with up to six controls on age, sex, and geographic location. Individuals were excluded if they (1) had any fall in 2008, or (2) lived in a nursing home on the date of the fall. Dementia, other chronic diseases, and sedative medicines were assessed from Danish national registers. Results: After adjusting for potential confounders, older people with dementia living at home had a 1.89-fold higher risk of fall (odds ratio = 1.89, 95% confidence interval [1.84–1.94], P <.001). Discussion: Dementia almost doubles the risk of fall for older Danish people living at home. This highlights the need for effective fall preventions that target people with dementia.

KW - Comorbidity

KW - Dementia

KW - Falls

KW - Home dwellers

KW - Sedative medicine

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DO - 10.1016/j.dadm.2018.05.004

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VL - 10

SP - 421

EP - 428

JO - Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring

JF - Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring

SN - 2352-8729

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